Board of Directors

Sam Bailey, Vice-Chair she/her

Bio coming soon!

Conor Foley, MPH, Director he/him

Conor’s work history spans time in global health, the outdoor industry, and local public health with several detours along the way. He has completed undergraduate studies in anthropology, American ethnic studies, and Spanish at Willamette University as well as graduate studies in health promotion and health behavior at the Master’s in Public Health program at Oregon State University. His recent work has focused on chronic disease prevention and tobacco control through his role as the Chronic Disease Prevention Program Coordinator at Marion County Health and Human Services.

Conor lives in Salem, Oregon with his family who enjoy walks around their neighborhood, big and small adventures on the waters and trails of the Northwest, and spending time in the garden and the many cozy corners of their home with good books.

He also spends time each Spring working with youth at McKay High School to learn the wonderful sport of pole vault! Conor’s personal and professional life is driven by curiosity, a commitment to social justice, and a desire to work alongside others to create and sustain healthy communities.

Becky Hayes, Treasurer she/her

Becky is currently the Controller for DevNW serving the whole Willamette Valley, but has previously worked with other community development and housing agencies in Oregon and Montana, and even did brief stints as a librarian and in public health. She has degrees in History and Accounting and served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA back in the day. Becky identifies as a white, queer, cis woman and lives in Springfield, Oregon with two dogs, several dozen quail, a gargoyle gecko and a lot of house plants. She's excited to be back in the public health world and supporting person-centered work to improve our communities and undo the harm caused by systems of oppression.

Andie Hendrick, MPH, Director she/her

Andie is a native Oregonian and serves as the influenza epidemiologist at the Oregon Health Authority. In this role she provides real-time data on influenza-related hospitalizations, helping to inform and improve the state’s public health response. Deeply committed to collaborative learning and inclusive community building, Andie serves on the board of Sorella Forte, a cycling group for women, trans, and non-binary cyclists. She also leads PDX R-Ladies+, a professional network supporting gender minorities in the data science field. Outside of work, you’ll likely find Andie biking, backpacking, or tending her garden in the warmer months. In winter, she turns her focus to home improvement projects and board game battles. She lives in Portland with her partner, John, and their beloved “house panther,” Tildy.

Jamie Jones, MPH, Board Chair she/her

Jamie is currently the Director of Applied Learning in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Previous to her current role, she was in nonprofit management as the Director of Operations for Disability Rights Oregon. Before her time in nonprofit management, she was in academic public health and research, where her work ranged from instructing undergraduate health courses, advising undergraduate health studies students, coordinating the Portland Bridges to Baccalaureate Program at Portland State University (PSU), and managing Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program research activities at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Jamie also worked on the Oregon MPH Program re-accreditation report to the Council on Education for Public Health. Jamie has worked with Upstream Public Health; in 2015, as a Research Manager on Health Equity Impact Analysis on Tobacco Retail Licensing and in 2021 as a Program and Project Manager. Jamie earned a Master’s of Public Health in Health Promotion from PSU. Jamie is a white, queer cisfemme and lives in Portland with her girlfriend and roughly 40 plants. They hope to adopt a puppy in the near future. 

Halley Knowles, MPH, Director

Halley holds a Master of Public Health and is a Certified Public Health professional and Project Management Professional. Halley is deeply passionate about access to health as a universal human right and uses an intersectional and systemic approach towards this vision.

Halley currently works as the Program Manager for the Early Assessment & Support Alliance (EASA) Center for Excellence in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. EASA programs across Oregon and nationally support young people experiencing a first episode of psychosis to stay on their intended life path.

California born and San Francisco grown, Halley currently lives in Portland with her spouse and child. She spends time getting involved with her local queer community, attending live music shows, and playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends.  

Clea McDow, MPA, Director she/her

Clea McDow (she/her) has worked in healthcare for over 20 years; first in ambulatory clinical operations in neurosurgery, followed by joining OHSU’s Quality & Safety Department in September of 2012. Clea received her MPA focused on Health Administration from Portland State University.

Clea is a PNW native, although she temporarily left for college in New England, after which she promptly returned to Oregon with her (now) spouse. Clea identifies as a cisgender white woman and has two human offspring and one puppy offspring. In her free time she loves to read all the books and sing Hamilton karaoke.

Summer Musa, MHA, Vice-Chair she/her

Summer is a data analytics professional working in the tech industry, where she uses data to drive strategic insights and measurable impact. She holds a graduate degree in Healthcare Administration and is deeply passionate about public health and its global impact. With a strong foundation in both healthcare and technology, she is committed to advancing business literacy and economic empowerment through data-driven innovation. Summer currently serves on the Board of Directors, bringing her expertise in analytics, strategy, and digital transformation, along with a mission-driven focus on improving lives at scale.

Katharine Ryan, Director she/her

Katharine's professional background includes policy, advocacy, and direct service work focused primarily in housing and food in Oregon and Washington. Along the way she has worked for multiple state legislators, earned her MPH in Health Promotion from Portland State University, and currently works at the PacificSource Community Solutions Lane County CCO.

Katharine was raised in Eugene, Oregon and after travels up and down the I-5 corridor returned home in 2017. She lives with her partner, kiddo, two ducks, and a beautiful yard and garden. She identifies as a white, queer, cis woman, a mother, a daughter, a partner, and a deeply caring friend. She is continually working to learn and act on undoing the deep systems of oppression in her personal and professional lives.

Derek Smith, Secretary he/him

Derek has MSW and MPH training and is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He has long worked to engage communities around paths to promoting health, shining light and truth against the bad deeds of the Tobacco Industry, and saving lives through upstream efforts to turn around the #1 cause of death and disability across the nation. He is a dedicated public health professional presently serving as a Policy Analyst Senior at Multnomah County Health Department. 

Derek loves dogs and cats and pigs and gardening and writing poetry. He swims and kayaks for fun and to resist the sands of time. Babies are a favorite thing for Derek to ooh and aaah about. He has long worked alongside communities of color, tribal communities, youth groups, LGBTQ folks, and people living with mental illness in his work. Derek is devoted to engagement with person-first approaches and wholly committed to advancing the best possible health rooted in community solutions, particularly those who are harmed by the ongoing white supremacist centering of institutions.

Hannah Tacke, MPH, Vice-Chair she/her

Hannah’s public health career officially started when she was an undergrad at Oregon State University (OSU), took her first public health systems class, and immediately fell in love with the work. Unofficially, it started much younger when her parents made sure she was involved in the community in her hometown by volunteering at local non-profits, going to the public library multiple times a week, and working with students in her mother’s elementary classroom in Salem, OR. Hannah received her B.S. in Public Health and MPH in Health Management and Policy, both from OSU. She has worked for PacificSource since she graduated, serving in three different roles - Medicaid Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Specialist, Community Engagement Program Manager, and currently as the Medicaid Quality Improvement Measure (QIM) Program Manager. She loves that her work allows her to combine a variety of her interests in public health, including health policy, advocacy, behavioral health, and systems work.

Hannah was born and raised in Corvallis, Oregon. She spent her childhood traveling around Oregon and the surrounding areas with her parents and loves exploring every part of the state. She has family ties to Eastern Oregon, which has fostered her love for serving rural communities. She lived in Central Oregon for a few years after graduating from OSU, and now lives in Portland. Hannah is a dedicated dog mom to her two Shepherd mixes, Samson and Aria, who are her whole world. When she’s not at the dog park, you can find her at the bouldering gym, outside hiking or fixing up her backyard, reading pretty much anything she can get her hands on, or crocheting her next project.